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Vanessa Mio

Originally from
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Vanessa received a Master of Music, a Bachelor of
Music, as well as a Performance Diploma from the Indiana University Jacobs
School of Music where she studied violin with Mimi Zweig, Kathleen Winkler, and
Baroque violin with Stanley Ritchie. Vanessa is currently pursuing a Doctor of
Philosophy in Educational Studies degree at the University of Windsor, with a
focus on violin pedagogy. In addition, Vanessa received an ARCT Teachers
Diploma in piano from the Royal Conservatory of Music. Vanessa has spent
summers touring with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada; participating in
the Casalmaggiore International Festival in Italy where she studied chamber
music with the Penderecki String Quartet and other internationally known
artists and teaching in Tuscany for a Professional Teachers Workshop alongside
Mimi Zweig.

Vanessa's passion
for teaching was sparked at the Jacobs School of Music where she had the opportunity
to serve as Mimi Zweig's teaching assistant for several years at the Indiana
University String Academy. The Academy is respected as one of the finest
training programs for young violinists in the world. Vanessa brought this
exceptional experience to the Algoma Conservatory of Music in Sault Ste. Marie,
where she has developed a thriving violin studio, a series of group violin
classes, youth orchestras, and a variety of introductory music classes for
young children. Vanessa was also a member of the Algoma String Quartet and the Très
Chic Piano Trio. In the summer of 2013, Très
Chic was accepted into the Chamber Music Residency for Pre-Formed Ensembles at
the Banff Centre for the Arts, and performed in the renowned Rolston Hall.

Vanessa is thrilled
to bring her knowledge, experience, and love for teaching to the Laurier String
Academy!

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